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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/13/12, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MYN) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.071, payable on 7/2/12. As a percentage of MYN's recent stock price of $14.42, this dividend works out to approximately 0.49%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MYN, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.071 declared by BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.:

MYN Dividend History

Date

Div*

05/11/12

0.071

04/12/12

0.071

03/13/12

0.071

02/13/12

0.071

01/11/12

0.071

12/13/11

0.071

11/10/11

0.142

10/12/11

0.071

09/13/11

0.071

08/11/11

0.071

07/13/11

0.071

06/13/11

0.071

05/12/11

0.071

04/13/11

0.071

03/11/11

0.071

02/11/11

0.071

01/12/11

0.071

12/13/10

0.071

11/10/10

0.071

10/13/10

0.071

09/13/10

0.071

08/12/10

0.070

07/13/10

0.070

06/11/10

0.070

05/12/10

0.063

04/13/10

0.063

03/11/10

0.063

02/10/10

0.055

01/13/10

0.055

12/11/09

0.055

10/13/09

0.053

09/11/09

0.053

08/12/09

0.053

07/13/09

0.053

06/11/09

0.053

05/13/09

0.053

04/13/09

0.053

03/12/09

0.053

02/11/09

0.053

01/13/09

0.053

12/11/08

0.058

11/12/08

0.053

10/10/08

0.053

09/11/08

0.053

08/13/08

0.053

07/11/08

0.053

06/12/08

0.053

05/13/08

0.054

04/11/08

0.054

03/12/08

0.054

02/13/08

0.054

01/17/08

0.054

12/12/07

0.054

11/13/07

0.054

10/11/07

0.054

09/12/07

0.054

08/13/07

0.054

07/12/07

0.054

06/13/07

0.054

05/11/07

0.054

04/12/07

0.054

03/13/07

0.054

02/13/07

0.054

01/11/07

0.054

12/13/06

0.054

11/10/06

0.060

10/12/06

0.060

09/13/06

0.060

08/10/06

0.060

07/13/06

0.060

06/09/06

0.060

05/11/06

0.065

04/12/06

0.065

03/10/06

0.065

02/10/06

0.065

01/13/06

0.065

12/13/05

0.070

11/10/05

0.070

10/13/05

0.070

09/12/05

0.070

08/11/05

0.070

07/12/05

0.070

06/10/05

0.070

05/11/05

0.070

04/13/05

0.070

03/11/05

0.070

02/11/05

0.070

01/14/05

0.070

12/13/04

0.070

11/09/04

0.070

10/13/04

0.070

09/10/04

0.070

08/12/04

0.070

07/13/04

0.070

06/10/04

0.070

05/12/04

0.070

04/14/04

0.070

03/11/04

0.070

02/11/04

0.070

01/14/04

0.068

12/15/03

0.068

11/12/03

0.068

10/15/03

0.068

09/12/03

0.068

08/13/03

0.068

07/15/03

0.068

06/12/03

0.068

05/14/03

0.068

04/14/03

0.068

03/13/03

0.068

02/12/03

0.068

01/14/03

0.068

12/11/02

0.068

11/12/02

0.068

10/16/02

0.068

09/13/02

0.068

08/15/02

0.068

07/16/02

0.069

06/13/02

0.069

05/16/02

0.068

04/15/02

0.068

03/14/02

0.069

02/13/02

0.068

01/11/02

0.071

12/18/01

0.075

11/16/01

0.069

10/12/01

0.069

08/16/01

0.068

07/13/01

0.064

06/15/01

0.061

05/14/01

0.059

04/11/01

0.063

03/15/01

0.063

02/14/01

0.063

01/11/01

0.065

12/18/00

0.065

11/16/00

0.065

10/13/00

0.065

09/14/00

0.065

08/16/00

0.065

07/13/00

0.060

06/15/00

0.061

05/12/00

0.064

04/13/00

0.053

03/01/00

0.069

02/15/00

0.069

01/13/00

0.069

12/21/99

0.069

11/18/99

0.071

10/20/99

0.072

09/20/99

0.072

08/19/99

0.072

07/21/99

0.072

06/21/99

0.072

05/19/99

0.072

04/20/99

0.075

03/22/99

0.068

02/17/99

0.078

01/20/99

0.078

12/21/98

0.729

11/18/98

0.081

10/20/98

0.072

09/18/98

0.075

08/19/98

0.074

07/21/98

0.071

06/18/98

0.074

05/19/98

0.074

04/20/98

0.078

03/19/98

0.070

02/17/98

0.078

01/20/98

0.078

12/17/97

0.263

11/13/97

0.079

10/16/97

0.077

09/16/97

0.078

08/14/97

0.078

07/17/97

0.074

06/17/97

0.077

05/15/97

0.072

04/16/97

0.077

03/18/97

0.071

02/18/97

0.077

01/17/97

0.078

12/18/96

0.075

11/14/96

0.078

10/17/96

0.074

09/13/96

0.078

08/15/96

0.075

07/18/96

0.072

06/14/96

0.075

05/17/96

0.075

04/17/96

0.078

03/15/96

0.075

02/15/96

0.079

01/17/96

0.076

12/20/95

0.074

11/21/95

0.078

10/18/95

0.076

09/20/95

0.078

08/21/95

0.078

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MYN is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 5.91% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.